Want transparency in mining lease allotments: Gadkari
February 5th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) will ensure transparency in alloting mining leases in Goa if it is voted to power in the March 3 assembly elections, ... Read more...
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Goa Congress likens illegal mining to ‘murder on the street’
January 23rd, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 23 (IANS) The Congress in Goa Monday compared the mega illegal mining scam to "a murder on the street", but claimed the Congress-led coalition government was not directly ... Read more...
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India Cements chalks plans to become pan-nation player
January 15th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) India Cements, a leader in southern India with a 28 percent market share, has charted an expansion plan to become a pan-nation player next year ... Read more...
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Congress, TDP want to see Jagan behind bars
January 3rd, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 3 (IANS) The ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh has hailed the arrest of Vijay Sai Reddy, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's aide, and believes that the Central Bureau of ... Read more...
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Andhra ex-official’s bail stayed in mining case
December 16th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Friday suspended the grant of bail to former bureaucrat V.D. Rajagopal in the illegal mining case that involves former Karnataka ... Read more...
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Illegal mining: Court gives bail to ex-official, stays order
December 15th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) A special court in Andhra Pradesh Thursday granted bail to former bureaucrat V.D. Rajagopal in the illegal mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) of former ... Read more...
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Krishna terms mining scam charges ‘unholy’ bid to malign him
December 8th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 8 (IANS) External Affairs minister S.M. Krishna Thursday termed as "unholy attempts" at "character assassination" the allegations that he had allowed illegal mining in Karnataka for financial gains ... Read more...
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CBI charge sheet on illegal mining before Dec 3
November 21st, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 21 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has almost completed its probe into the illegal mining case involving a company of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy ... Read more...
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Ex-Andhra official jailed in illegal mining case
November 21st, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 21 (IANS) A special court dealing with CBI cases Monday sent a former Andhra Pradesh government official to judicial custody in an illegal mining case involving former Karnataka ... Read more...
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Goa plans to revive 60 mines in sanctuary
October 29th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 29 (IANS) The Congress-led Goa government has given a controversial lease of life to more than 60 non-operational mines in the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary, leaving environmentalists angry.The ... Read more...
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Nearly 50 percent of Goa mines working illegally: Mines ministry
October 28th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 28 (IANS) Contradicting Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat's claim that there was no illegal mining in the state, the union mines ministry has confirmed illegalities in nearly 50 ... Read more...
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Goa mining scam: Ruling NCP demands thorough probe
September 24th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 24 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), a ruling alliance partner of the Digambar Kamat-led government in Goa, has demanded a thorough probe against officials allegedly involved ... Read more...
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Goa to have wireless trackers on ore-laden trucks
September 19th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 19 (IANS) The Goa government is mulling installing radio frequency identification (RFI) devices on ore-ferrying trucks in a bid to curb illegal mining in the state, chief minister ... Read more...
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Goa mining scam worth Rs.10,000 crore: Congress legislator
September 17th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) Goa's illegal mining scandal is worth Rs.10,000 crore ($2 billion), former deputy chief minister of Goa and Congress legislator Dayanand Narvekar Saturday told the Justice ... Read more...
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Iron ore export eating away resources: Justice Shah
September 17th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) Rampant extraction of iron ore for export was steadily eating away India's national wealth, retired Supreme Court judge M.B. Shah, who heads a commission probing ... Read more...
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Shah Commission begins probing Goa illegal mining
September 14th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 14 (IANS) Members of the Justice M.B. Shah Commission probing illegal mining in Karnataka and Goa Wednesday began inspecting the 100-odd operative open cast mining leases in the ... Read more...
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Supreme Court bans mining in Karnataka’s Tumkur, Chitradurga
August 26th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) After Bellary, the Supreme Court Friday banned iron ore mining in Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka after an expert panel's report of widespread illegalities ... Read more...
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Hearing on Yeddyurappa plea against mining deferred
August 10th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 10 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Wednesday deferred the hearing to Aug 17 on a writ petition filed by former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa for quashing the Lokayukta's ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa faces prosecution for graft, refuses to quit (Intro-Roundup)
July 28th, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Karnataka ombudsman N. Santosh Hegde Wednesday recommended the prosecution of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa for a multi-crore illegal mining in the state along with ... Read more...
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Hegde wants Yeddyurappa prosecuted for graft, BJP hit (Roundup)
July 27th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Karnataka ombudsman N. Santosh Hegde Wednesday recommended the prosecution of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa for a multi-crore illegal mining in the state along with ... Read more...
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Lokayukta’s report on illegal mining: Main points
July 27th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 27 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, four ministers, former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and 787 officials should be tried for graft, state Lokayutka (ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde ... Read more...
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Goa to inspect safety of 100 mining operations
July 25th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 25 (IANS) Within a month of two major mining accidents in the state, the Goa government has set up a high-level committee to inspect safety measures adopted ... Read more...
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Lokayukta denies naming Krishna in mining report
July 23rd, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 22 (IANS) Karnataka Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde Friday denied he had named External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, who was chief minister in 1999-2004, in his report on illegal ... Read more...
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BJP, Congress sparring continues over Lokayuka report (Evening lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday traded charges over illegal mining in Karnataka and the continuation of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa ... Read more...
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Goa, mining firms talks on creating corridor stalemated
July 21st, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 21 (IANS) Goa's Rs.6,000 crore mining industry wants the state government to renew old mining leases and resolve environmental issues, in return for their financial contribution towards a ... Read more...
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Apex court may ban mining in 3 Karnataka districts
July 15th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday indicated that it may ban iron ore mining in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka if it was found that ... Read more...
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Goa mining firms gave false data: Study
July 14th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 14 (IANS) A Goa government-commissioned study into the effects of mining on environment has revealed that the environment impact assessment (EIA) reports filed by mining companies are rigged.Speaking ... Read more...
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Gujarat panel orders making mining lease details public
July 7th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, July 6 (IANS) The Gujarat state information commission has ruled that all details pertaining to mining leases should be proactively publcised by the public authority.The commission in an order ... Read more...
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Goa’s battle against mining reaches London
June 29th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 29 (IANS) Concerned about the plunder of resources caused by rampant mining in Goa, non- resident Goans (NRGs) in London have come together in a bid to end ... Read more...
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Deve Gowda family has amassed Rs.1,500 crore assets: BJP (Lead)
June 28th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 28 (IANS) Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday alleged that former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda's family has amassed known assets of Rs.1,500 crore through corrupt ... Read more...
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Mining eating into Goa forests: Church
June 5th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 5 (IANS) Excessive mining in Goa is proving to be a grave threat to the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats, the church warned in its World Environment Day message ... Read more...
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Goa anti-mining activist beaten up
May 12th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 12 (IANS) An anti-mining activist was Thursday beaten up by unidentified assailants in South Goa district, allegedly because of his protest against illegal transportation of iron ore near ... Read more...
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Supreme Court pulls up committee on Karnataka mine report
May 6th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday slammed the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) assisting it on forest and environmental matters for not carrying out detailed survey in respect ... Read more...
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Government wants Andhra mine iron ore sale ban till CBI probe
May 3rd, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The government Monday told the Supreme Court that the iron ore stock excavated by the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) in Andhra Pradesh should not be ... Read more...
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Apex court suspends 10 mining leases in Karnataka (Lead)
April 29th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday suspended 19 mining leases in Karnataka following a report of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) saying that the operators were involved ... Read more...
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